Poking Around Europe on our Bikes - CycleBlaze

Poking Around Europe on our Bikes

A ride through Germany and France

By Kathleen Classen & Keith Classen
2,418 km (1,502 miles) over 58 days between Aug. 31, 2014 and Oct. 27, 2014
Where are we going?: How do we get those bikes in the boxes? YouTube to the rescue. heart 1
Our Bags are Packed: One more sleep! heart 1
Long Flights and Tiny Elevators heart 2
Eh...Kemo Sabe, let's jump on our ponies and put on some kilometres: Frankfurt Airport to Ingelheim heart 2
Castles on the Rhine: Ingelheim to St. Goar heart 2
Cruising down the Rhine at 13 knots, pacing the cruise ship: St. Goar through Boppard and Koblenz to Kobern-Gondorf heart 2
Meandering down the Mosel: Kobern-Gondorf to Cochem heart 2
Riesling and the Mosel: Cochem to Wolf heart 1
Party Time in Bernkastel: Wolf to Bernkastel to Longuich heart 1
History Lesson in Trier: Longuich to Trier heart 1
Heading upriver on the Saar: Trier to Saarlouis heart 1
Great ride along the canals of the Saar: Saarlouis through Saarbruken to Mittersheim heart 1
82 km today...70 in the right direction: Mittersheim to Saverne heart 1
A Rainy Ride in the Alsace: Saverne to Strasbourg heart 1
Exploring Strasbourg: History, Architecture and Zombies heart 1
The Wine Route in Alsace: Strasbourg to Mittelburgheim heart 1
Castles, Vineyards and Villages: Mittelburgheim to Riquewihr heart 1
Blue Skies, more Vines and Apple Orchards: Riquewihr to Kientzheim to Colmar heart 1
Accomodation Costs Averaging Down: Not by Choice!!: Colmar to Dannemarie heart 1
International Meeting on the Eurovelo 6: Dannemarie to Baume Les Dames heart 6
Abandoned Building in Just the Right Spot!: Baume les Dames to Besancon heart 5
Charming Besanson and the Citadel: Resting by walking miles, much of it uphill heart 1
Getting lost in Provence and a Flat Tire: Besancon to Caromb by train and bike heart 1
Three flat Tires on Two Bikes in 20 Hours: Bike Tube Shopping in Bedoin heart 1
The Most Amazing Day: Gorge de la Nesque heart 3
We Got Wet, Very Very Wet!: Soggy Provence heart 1
Mediterranean Beaches: St. Tropez and More heart 1
Ruins, aqueduct, wine and sunset: Another full day heart 1
Exploring Avignon: Caromb to Avignon heart 1
Avignon: A race and the Palace of the Popes heart 1
Avignon to Beaune: Trains and Bikes heart 1
A Taste of Burgundy: La Voie des Vignes heart 1
The Best Vines Grow on Hills!: Beaune to Nuits St. George heart 1
Chateaus and Vineyards: Nuits St. George to Dijon. heart 1
Trains and bikes, again!: Dijon to Rheinfelden heart 1
Rheinfelden: Roman Ruins and Wonderful New Friends heart 1
Rested and Ready to Ride: Rheinfelden to Hohentegen heart 1
A Ride Dedicated to Julie: Hohentegen to Stein am Rhein heart 2
What Country are we in Anyway?: Stein Am Rhein to Konstanz to Meersburg heart 1
Taking it Easy on the Bodensee: Meersburg to Lindau heart 1
Heading North: Lindau to Ravensburg to Bad Waldsee heart 1
Over the Hills and Dales to the Danube: Bad Waldsee to Ulm heart 1
Symphony Concert and Crooked House: Ulm heart 1
A Good Ride after a Day Off: Ulm to Donauworth heart 1
So There are Hills in Bavaria: Donauworth to Ingolstadt heart 1
Ups and Downs: Ingolstadt to Regensburg heart 1
Look Who we Found in Regensburg: Regensburg heart 2
The Advantages of Loose Planning: Regensburg to Riedenburg heart 9
It had to Happen...Rain!: Riedenburg to Eichstatt heart 1
Back to Summer Weather, After Some Fog: Eichstatt to Windsfeld heart 1
A Memorable Day on the Bikes: Windsfeld to Rothenburg heart 0
Medieval Rothenburg: Rothenburg ob der Tauber heart 1
Trains and Bikes: Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Berlin heart 1
The Best Kind of Tour Guides: Berlin, Day One heart 1
A Busy Day but we Didn't Get Far: Berlin Day Two heart 1
So Much to Enjoy: Berlin Day Three heart 1
Happy Birthday Keith: Berlin Day Four heart 3
The Journey Home Begins: Berlin to Frankfurt Flughaven heart 1
Planes and Adventures at Airport Security: Frankfurt to Calgary to Victoria heart 1
Our Final Thoughts: From our Home in Victoria heart 1